Unable to publish DACPAC to Azure SQL Database using sqlpackage.exe

Question

When trying to apply a DACPAC to an Azure SQL Database I\'m getting the following from sqlpackage.exe:

*** An error occurred during deployment plan genera

Answer 1

It seems you may need to update Microsoft SQL Server Data-Tier Application Framework on your computer. Please download the latest version here. After installation, you will find it on the following path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DAC\bin\SqlPackage.exe” and updates independently of SSDT / SSMS.

SSMS has its own version of SqlPackage. SSDT has its own version also, which you may find at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SQLDB\DAC\130.